Security Engineer
UK
The median Security Engineer daily rate in the UK is £570 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 274 | 221 | 327 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -53 | +106 | -51 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Security Engineer | 355 | 729 | 766 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.81% | 1.21% | 0.86% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.88% | 1.28% | 0.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 243 | 481 | 507 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £505 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £570 | £600 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £654 | £684 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £547 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.50% | +9.45% | +3.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 18 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £57.38 | £22.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.70 | £70.00 | £29.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.60 | £83.31 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.86% | +66.62% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £83.40 | £83.40 | £56.60 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.41 | £88.38 | £79.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £57.60 | £83.31 | £56.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.86% | +48.77% | +9.27% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,476 | 56,906 | 85,219 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.58% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,420 | 39,710 | 59,771 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.40% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,641 | 1,614 | 2,118 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.36 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.11% | +95.65% | +1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.92 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Security Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Security Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Security Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer.
Security Engineer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Security Engineer over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
Security Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Security Engineer.
Security Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Security Engineer over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
Security Engineer
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Security Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -34 | 306 | £560 | -6.67% | 280 |
| London | -23 | 176 | £588 | -5.62% | 105 |
| Work from Home | -28 | 130 | £600 | - | 116 |
| UK excluding London | -45 | 126 | £550 | +0.50% | 193 |
| South East | 0 | 48 | £450 | -14.29% | 42 |
| South West | +14 | 30 | £600 | +14.29% | 33 |
| Midlands | +10 | 17 | £650 | +20.93% | 32 |
| North of England | -19 | 17 | £538 | -4.87% | 48 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 16 | £650 | +18.18% | 20 |
| Scotland | +22 | 11 | £575 | +4.55% | 7 |
| North West | -32 | 11 | £513 | -3.16% | 37 |
| Yorkshire | +18 | 6 | £622 | +8.17% | 6 |
| East of England | +13 | 5 | £800 | +58.02% | 28 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| Wales | -1 | 1 | £450 | -10.00% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Security Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Security Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Security Engineer in the job title.
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Security Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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